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To: greeneyes

Nothing growing up here in Michigan except my Egyptian walking onions. They’ll have green shoots all through the winter. Those of you unfamiliar just google it. They root incredibly deep and stay alive all through the winter. I always have green onions and the older ones get almost as large as leeks. In the summer they form clove heads at the top that can be used for propagation or peeled and used like shallots. They do spread like crazy and have given away many clumps over the years.


31 posted on 12/07/2012 1:22:32 PM PST by MomwithHope (Buy and read Ameritopia by Mark Levin!)
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To: MomwithHope

Sounds like a good type of onion to have, and very versatile.


43 posted on 12/07/2012 1:50:07 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: MomwithHope

Thanks for posting that! I know we had them when I was a kid and couldn’t for the life of me remember what they were. Love those things because they are so versitile.


55 posted on 12/07/2012 2:23:26 PM PST by CynicalBear
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To: MomwithHope

Mom called them Winter Onions. Got a start last year and they are doing well. They need to be weeded, but I’ve been concerned about disturbing the soil around them....Any ideas?


75 posted on 12/07/2012 5:19:56 PM PST by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: MomwithHope
~Egyptian walking onions

Thanx for the heads up. I'll have to plant some of those next year :)

135 posted on 12/08/2012 12:09:11 PM PST by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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